Downtown Sounds general entry is free and opens at 5:30PM each evening. Opening acts begin at 6:00PM with headlining acts taking the stage at 7:30PM. Each Downtown Sounds concert includes local food truck vendors including Cicchitti's Pizza, Sammies (vegan), Hank & Bubby’s ice cream, Bry’s Filipino Cuisine, J Glizzy’s, The Nodding Donkey, El Toro Loco, and Icy Town. Additional activities include the popular photo booth, glitter tattoos, face painting, and street chalk.

For 21+ goers, the beer, wine, and cider garden will impress with local pints from Boundary Bay, Aslan, Gruff, Wander, Structures, and Kulshan breweries. Cider fans will enjoy rotating flavors from Bellingham Cider Company, and wine drinkers can choose from white, rosé, and red options. The main entrance is located at the corner of East Champion and Bay Street.